Phishing Emails

A phishing email is a scam by which a person is tricked into giving their confidential information to a third party so they can use it for illicit purposes.

Even though Campus Technology Services would never ask for any personal information over an email, there are a couple of things to keep in mind when faced with emails like this:

Always check the address from the sender, not just the name.

Always hover over links included in the emails to see where they will take you.

If you have responded to one of these phishing emails, or you feel like your email account has been tampered with, please reset your password immediately at www.oswego.edu/reset. Most importantly, if you see something suspicious, please say something! Marking emails as spam or phishing will help Google better detect illicit messages in the future.